Free firewood on offer for a limited time
VICTORIANS who use firewood for domestic purposes have been reminded that they can collect it for free from designated areas until 30 November. There's a...
Help is out there during farm hardship
AGRICULTURE Victoria staff have reached out to farmers to provide a checklist of resources to help them deal with the current difficult seasonal conditions,...
Powerlifter’s amazing feat at Nationals
DARLEY powerlifting sensation Kelley Clifford is celebrating breaking four Australian records in his division at the National Championships last month. The 15-year-old lifted 170 kilograms...
Guide to help tourism sector engage locals
A NEW step-by-step community engagement guide has been launched in the hope that it will help Victorian tourism operators better take into account the...
National sports governance policy revealed
THE Victorian Minister for Community Sport, Ros Spence, and Minister for Tourism, Sport and Major Events, Steve Dimopoulos, have endorsed the new National Gender...
Millions available for infrastructure projects
APPLICATIONS for round two of the Federal Government's Growing Regions Program are now open. A total of $393 million in funding is available for community...
Gordon volunteer wins AFL award
KELLEE Frazer from the Gordon Football and Netball Club has won the AFL Community Volunteer of the Year award. In recognition of her service to...
Helping young people run fun, safe events
APPLICATIONS are now open for FReeZA 2025-2027, a grants program that helps young people organise affordable drug, alcohol and smoke free festivals, live music...
New tax to boost long-term rental availability
THE long-term rental squeeze in Victoria could be somewhat eased with the announcement of the Short Stay Levy Bill 2024, which introduces a seven-point-five...
Funds for fests of all colours of the rainbow
A COMBINED total of four hundred thousand dollars in grants have been made available to event organisers to produce events that celebrate Victoria's lesbian,...
Funds for footy-netball club upgrades
APPLICATIONS are now open for major grants to improve the facilities of regional and outer metropolitan netball and football clubs, including upgrading court lighting,...
Ambos quicker to respond despite demand upsurge
AMBULANCE Victoria faced its busiest quarter on record between April and June. More than 102,000 Code 1 cases were responded to where patients required urgent...